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Now and Then - Dom Byta
Corner of Bolshaya Moskovskaya and Razyezzhaya streets, Leningrad. January 1942 / Corner of Bolshaya Moskovskaya and Razyezzhaya…
Fiery hell at Moscow's gates
By the end of October 1941 the German Army was at the gates of Moscow, having broken several rings of Soviet defences and trapped…
Siege diary cartoon
A few days ago I was sifting through an online diary project and found this little gem, a nicely illustrated and amazingly life-…
Now and Then - Nevsky prospekt November 20 1941
Today, 80 years ago. Food rationing norms were set in Leningrad to the absolute minimum in the entire duration of the siege: 250 grams…
Now and Then - Maly Kazachy lane
Ilyicha lane, Leningrad. Winter 1942. / Maly Kazachy lane, St. Petersburg. March 2020. Leningraders walking along a path in the snow-…
Now and Then - Pskov Liberated
Pskov, Leon Pozemsky street. July 22, 1944 / Pskov, Leon Pozemsky street. August 2021 Soldiers of the 741st Regiment of the 128th…
Now and Then - Kronstadt gun on Anchor square
Kronstadt, square of the Victims of the Revolution. 1942 / Kronstadt, Anchor square. October 2021 A 152mm gun of Lieutenant…
Now and Then - Labour square
Leningrad, Labour square. September 13, 1941 / St. Petersburg, Labour square. October 2021 "Leningrad in the days of the Fatherland…
Now and Then - Zvenigorodskaya
Zvenigorodskaya street, Leningrad. January 1942 / Zvenigorodskaya street, St. Petersburg. 21.02.2020 Leningrad residents getting water…
Now and Then - Sennaya square
Sennaya square, Leningrad. March 1942 / Sennaya square, St. Petersburg. December 2020 Female workers' battallion marching to start its…
Now and Then - First artillery attack on Leningrad
Damage caused by the hit of the first German heavy artillery shell on a residential building in Leningrad. According to official…
Now and Then - Liberation of Gatchina
Gatchina, Prospekt of the 25th of October, Admiralty bridge. End of January 1944 / Gatchina, Prospekt of the 25th of October, Admiralty…